Just one more thing.
Zardnaar
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People die to dog attacks. Really want Muppets deliberately training them to kill?
Think more people die here to dog attacks than shark attacks.
Another by election because of tory graft
Rishi Sunak is braced for another byelection after former Tory MP Scott Benton was suspended from the Commons for 35 days over his role in a lobbying sting.
MPs approved the suspension of the Blackpool South MP on Tuesday evening without the need for a vote.
The length of the suspension means that Benton is now facing a recall petition. If 10% of his constituents sign it, a byelection will be triggered in his seat.
Benton, 36, had the Tory whip removed in April 2023 after suggesting to undercover reporters at the Times that he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money.
Benton had offered to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry and leak a confidential policy document for up to £4,000 a month.
A subsequent investigation by parliament's standards committee found he had committed a "very serious breach" of the rules and recommended a 35-day suspension from the Commons.
Benton denied wrongdoing and appealed against the suspension to the independent expert panel (IEP), the body that sits above the standards committee.
He appealed on the grounds that the procedure was flawed, claiming the decision was leaked by the committee. But last week, he lost his appeal against the suspension.
Rishi Sunak is braced for another byelection after former Tory MP Scott Benton was suspended from the Commons for 35 days over his role in a lobbying sting.
MPs approved the suspension of the Blackpool South MP on Tuesday evening without the need for a vote.
The length of the suspension means that Benton is now facing a recall petition. If 10% of his constituents sign it, a byelection will be triggered in his seat.
Benton, 36, had the Tory whip removed in April 2023 after suggesting to undercover reporters at the Times that he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money.
Benton had offered to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry and leak a confidential policy document for up to £4,000 a month.
A subsequent investigation by parliament's standards committee found he had committed a "very serious breach" of the rules and recommended a 35-day suspension from the Commons.
Benton denied wrongdoing and appealed against the suspension to the independent expert panel (IEP), the body that sits above the standards committee.
He appealed on the grounds that the procedure was flawed, claiming the decision was leaked by the committee. But last week, he lost his appeal against the suspension.
For those who have economist access (I believe if you register you can get a few articles for free per month).
For those who don’t, one of the points the article makes is that theft is already an offence with sentences of up to 7 years in prison. So having a specific law, whatever your position, is completely pointless.
For those who don’t, one of the points the article makes is that theft is already an offence with sentences of up to 7 years in prison. So having a specific law, whatever your position, is completely pointless.
EnglishEdward
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There should of course be a vote on it.
With the requirement that those voting in favour should lead by example, first getting themselves micro-chipped.
EnglishEdward
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Been looking into this.
A leading driver seems to have been the EU trying to slow the spread of rabies on the continent via dogs.
Regulation - 576/2013 - EN - EUR-Lex
That is in itself quite underestandable.
Well if the EU wants to insist that all immigrating cats are micro chipped it needs a cat proof wall.
Hello Donald !
"democracy is good, except when it does stuff I don't like, then it's bad"
(the joke is we all think like this, but it's fun to see you on this side of that fence)
EnglishEdward
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That is very definitely not what I have said.
You're objecting to a democratic motion by forcing a medical procedure on (presumably) unwilling people. Jokingly, I'm sure.
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Many vets in the UK do offer free care or reduced fees for those on means tested benefits.
Stolen pets used as 'training bait' for sick dog fights
Rewards of £5,000 on offer in new city crackdown on illegal bouts
Over 2,000 dogs stolen last year as canine criminals strike six times a day
New research shows that American bulldogs are the most frequently targeted breed - and only one in four dogs are successfully returned to their owner
It even has it's own "National Awareness Day" in about two weeks.
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Lexicus
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Many vets in the UK do offer free care or reduced fees for those on means tested benefits.
Stolen pets used as 'training bait' for sick dog fights
Rewards of £5,000 on offer in new city crackdown on illegal boutswww.birminghammail.co.uk
In my own city we're getting a brazen attempt to steal a dog or cat every couple of days. (It used to be just dogs, but there is a known culprit who is particularly seeking out cats. Police aren't interested.)Over 2,000 dogs stolen last year as canine criminals strike six times a day
New research shows that American bulldogs are the most frequently targeted breed - and only one in four dogs are successfully returned to their ownerwww.chroniclelive.co.uk
It even has it's own "National Awareness Day" in about two weeks.
Me infiltrating the ring to bring the dogs home
Spoiler potential epilepsy trigger? :
The first has no numbers, it is only the first line of the article that mentions bait dogs at all. The second says "2,160 dogs reported as stolen across 2022". Unless all of them are bait dogs it cannot be thousands.Stolen pets used as 'training bait' for sick dog fights
Rewards of £5,000 on offer in new city crackdown on illegal boutsIn my own city we're getting a brazen attempt to steal a dog or cat every couple of days. (It used to be just dogs, but there is a known culprit who is particularly seeking out cats. Police aren't interested.)Over 2,000 dogs stolen last year as canine criminals strike six times a day
New research shows that American bulldogs are the most frequently targeted breed - and only one in four dogs are successfully returned to their owner
It even has it's own "National Awareness Day" in about two weeks.
The first "references" the League Against Cruel Sports, and a google for that and bait gives a couple of pages with no evidence or numbers.
Comrade Ceasefire
Simmer slowly
King Arfur Daly to the rescue!
Is Brexit king Nigel Farage the answer to Tory woes?
Conservatives continue to look to the man who led the UK out of the EU as their poll ratings tank.
www.politico.eu
Is Brexit king Nigel Farage the answer to Tory woes?
Conservatives continue to look to the man who led the UK out of the EU as their poll ratings tank.
Is Brexit king Nigel Farage the answer to Tory woes?
Conservatives continue to look to the man who led the UK out of the EU as their poll ratings tank.
For once, I'm hoping they go as they do. This'd be a heck of a time for her to land a win. And unlikely! But still.
Comrade Ceasefire
Simmer slowly
It's just money for old rope.
Comrade Ceasefire
Simmer slowly
Wonder why there's no money in the coffers for the NHS?
The BBC spent it all on spoonbender salaries!
The BBC spent it all on spoonbender salaries!
Uri Geller and BBC face off in spoon bending challenge
The original spoon-bender speaks to presenter Maryam Moshiri after her viral moment on the BBC News Channel.
www.bbc.com
